Re: Fwd: [Chrysler300] carburetor

["Moana & Gerry Steinberg" <mopar@xxxx>]

AMEN to what Larry said. Put on a Carter AVS, once adjusted you
shouldn't have to touch it for many, many thousands of miles.
I have done it to several that came with Hollys, couldn't wait to
'throw' them away.
Good luck.
Gerry Steinberg
Arizona (80 degrees)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurence G. Johnson" <laurence_g_johnson@xxxx>
To: <jlsavard@xxxx>; <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: [Chrysler300] carburetor


> Joe,
> This carb represents one of the first attempt to meet the newly enacted
(at
> that time) smog regulations. The one I had was a disaster. I know my way
> around a Holley carb pretty well and I never did get this one to perform
> anywhere near satisfactorally. The metering circuits (idle, main, primary
> and secondary) are calibrated to run very lean. Mine typically bucked and
> surged at part throttle while crusing and on acceleration would actually
> slow down when the secondary barrels opened. This carb has secondary
> metering plate (Holley 4160) rather than a metering block with removable
> jets (Holley model 4150) and the plates are difficult to find and
categorize
> for fuel delivery.
>
> Improving the performance of this carb is far more complex then simply
> changing jets and power valves and would involve extensive changes in
> jetting, air bleeds, and emulsification circuits by people that had very
> high technical understanding and the equipment to measure circuitry
changes.
> I recommend that you do like I did and replace the carb with a '69 AVS. It
> flows just as much air and is pre-smog and is a bolt-on replacement.
> Good luck!!!
> Larry Johnson
>
>
>
>
> >From: jlsavard@xxxx
> >To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Fwd: [Chrysler300] carburetor
> >Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 14:38:50 EDT
> >carbuyer02@xxxx writes:
> >
> > > ok i got a 1970 chrysler 300 with 440
> > > holley carb
> > > want the #
> > > performance all out!!!
> > > can someone help me????
> > >
> >
> >Sorry, guys,
> >When I attempted to forward this earlier, I forgot to highlight the text.
> >I
> >know nothing about the Holly Carbs.
> >
> >Joe Savard,
> >Lake Orion, MI